Interesting Places in Bandung Speaking about program of tours to West Java there is not much to say, except small heritages from Moslem kingdom, plantations, national parks, and indeed in the big cities such as Jakarta, and Bandung more noticeable is the industry. Tours on West Java is divided into 2 area of Tours, one in Jakarta area and second are program of Tours in Bandung including West Java. Before the year of 2000 West Java covers an area of 46.229 sq. kms less Jakarta special province, and according to the census in 1990 has 40 million people. West Java is the second most densely populated area after East Java. West Java is also the first are area of Java island that has been recorded in Indonesian history. An inscribed stone from 450 AD mentions the king Purnawarman as the manifestation of god Wisnu, and also the finding of Wishnu sculpture at Cibuaya village West Java. Nor further information is available for West Java history until the record of 732 AD mentioning that his majesty king Sanjaya built a temple for Shiwa at the area of Ukir Hill, and mentioned the capital of the kingdom was at Galuh. The construction of West Java history at the beginning of 8th century has been largely based on tradition called Parahyangan. The finding of formal king edict at Canggal village dated back to 732 AD has put more light on the history. The story of Parahyangan is believed to have been written much later period, around 16th century, but it contains many correct information which are confirmed by formal documents. The story of Parahyangan using old Sundanese language called Sunda Buhu language, while much of the formal edicts issued by the king used old Javanese mixed with Sanskrit. At the same period beside the center of kingdom at Galuh, under king of Sanjaya, West Java also records the kingdom of Sunda located on the west of Citarum under king Rarusbawa, and Kuningan kingdom under king Sowokarma. In 1030 AD the first formal name of Parahyangan Sunda is recorded on the inscription issued by king Samarawijaya or Sri Jayabhupati, on which is also mentioned the area of Parahyangan Sunda kingdom. Historians identified Jayabhupati as the king Rakeyan Dharmasiksa which is mentioned on the Parahyangan tradition with the capital city of the kingdom at Pakwan, Pajajaran. The king later moved the capital to Kawali. The center of the kingdom at Kawali continued until 1357 AD the time of the fall of Parahyangan kingdom under Majapahit control after the fierce battle known as " Bubat Tragedy". After this tragedy the center of West Java kingdom again moved to Pakwan, Pajajaran until according to the story of Parahyangan, that many people changed religion around 1513 AD which is confirmed also by the report of Tome Pires a Portuguese, that at Cimanuk the port city of West Java were many Moslem devotees. While on the story of Parahyangan is mentioned that during the reign of king Jayadewata at Pakwan, Pajajaran 1482 - 1251 AD many people changed religion. King Jayadewata took many efforts to slow down the proliferation of Islam by co-operating with the Portuguese in Malaka under Al Fonso d'Albuquerque. The visit of Portuguese to Sundakingdom was organized in 1522 with the signing of co-operation between Sunda and Malaka on 1 Aug 1522. With the agreement the colony of Portuguese in Malaca got the concession of building a base in Banten. But they built the fort in Kalapa ( now known as Sunda Kelapa the beginning of Jakarta ). It can be said that 1 August 1522 started by West Java, the colonization of Indonesia has been started. During the reign of king Surawisesa happened 15 times attacks by the Moslem group which was probably by Demak port. Demak as the basis of Islam continued to provoke the war and become the Muslim kingdom. They attacked one by one Hindu kingdoms such as Cirebon, Sunda Kalapa, Galuh, Pakwan, and the palace of Sunda kingdom was defeated by Islam in 1579 and the last defense of Hindu-Java in West Java was felt down and was probably followed by the fall of Indonesian kingdom of Majapahit also had fallen earlier in 1547 and started the new era of Sunda Islam with the center of kingdom in Demak. Since 1579 AD West Java, Central Java, and East Java were uncertain politically and socially until both Portuguese and Dutch could be very easy to subdue all areas and used Indonesia as a colony and source of products for international trade. Many Indonesian, due to their ignorance could live only as slave both for colonial and capitalist at the moment mostly controlled by traders ( Arab, Indian, Chinese ). It look that Indonesia was sinking into their deepest fall which continued until the 20th century. It could be imagined that a nation as big as Indonesia was flattened for almost 300 years due to their ignorance. The classical culture which was flourishing in 9th to 15th century was totally collapsed, until some of the educated Indonesian realized that as a nation should build themselves and demanded the independency in 1945, after 371 years in dark age. With the coming of Japanese troop in 1942, Indonesian was shocked with the work attitude of Japanese, so tough and so persistence, which was not used for Indonesian under the feudalism and Dutch colonial, but this breaking changes has made most Indonesian aware that the life needed training and continual effort to understand the meaning of superiority. During Japanese occupation on Indonesia a large part of the young people were trained in strong commitment of nationality and pride which at last drove Indonesian to demand and declared to the world that Indonesia proclaimed it's independence in 1945. After the independence West Java was divided into 2 province, that is Jakarta Special province, and West Java province with the capital city of Bandung. Since 2000 again West Java was divided into two province, West Java province with the capital city of Bandung and the west tip of Java island became the province of Banten. On Java island there are two culture which is supported by 2 languages, one is Sunda as what we have described above, and is often identified with West Java, and the other is Javanese culture supported by the language of Java. This area is started from Yogyakarta to the east.